# Configuring PROFINET Configuration for Siemens S7-1200 PLCs with TIA Portal

This procedure describes how to set up communication between the In-Sight vision system (and its active job), and a Siemens S7-1200 PLC unit with the Siemens TIA Portal software.

The example steps of the following subsections use the following hardware and software:

- Cognex hardware:
  - 1 x In-Sight vision system.
- Siemens hardware:
  - 1 x CPU 1211C DC/DC/DC (6ES7 211-1AD30-0XB0, V2.1)
- Siemens software:
  - TIA Portal V13.0 (Release V13.00.00.00_15.07.00.01)